Tezzbuzz Desk – After the approval of the Supreme Court, Harish Rana has been shifted to AIIMS, Delhi, where he will be given a dignified farewell under Passive Euthanasia. This is believed to be the first case of court-approved euthanasia in India.
In the case of Harish, who has been living in a vegetative state for about 13 years, the process of gradually removing life support will be adopted under the supervision of doctors, so that he can get relief from the unbearable suffering that has been going on for a long time.
emotional preparation of the family
32-year-old Harish was shifted to AIIMS on Saturday morning. His family has prepared itself for this painful moment. “We have spent 4,588 days with this pain, but the decision to end our son’s suffering is even more painful,” said his father Ashok Rana.
On March 13, 2026, Sister Kumari Lovely Didi, the spiritual leader of Brahma Kumaris Centre, Prabhu Milan Bhawan in Mohan Nagar, Sahibabad, went to Harish’s house and bid him goodbye peacefully. He applied sandalwood tilak on his forehead and prayed.
Vegetative state after serious injury
Harish Rana suffered serious injuries after falling from the fourth floor of a paying guest accommodation in 2013. Since then he has been living on Clinically Assisted Nutrition (CAN). Tracheostomy and gastrojejunostomy tubes have been used for him to breathe and eat.
His condition is extremely critical with quadriplegia and 100 percent disability, requiring constant medical attention on a daily basis.
Supreme Court decision
On March 11, 2026, the Supreme Court allowed passive euthanasia to Harish Rana and directed him to remove life support in a respectful manner. The court also directed the medical team to ensure that Rana’s final farewell is conducted with complete dignity and safety.
The main objective is that Harish should get relief from the unbearable suffering that has been going on for a long time and his family should get the opportunity to accept this difficult decision in a dignified manner.
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